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Other Selling and Administrative Expenses | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Other Selling and Administrative Expenses | 17. Other Selling and Administrative Expenses Other selling and administrative expenses include the following:
|  | For the Three Months Ended |
|  | March 31, 2014 |  |  | March 31, 2013 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Design and development |  | $ | 49,497 |  |  | $ | 47,973 |
Identifiable intangible asset amortization |  |  | 2,631 |  |  |  | 2,803 |

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